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Nandish V S
FM🇮🇳FIDE 45084297· Male· India· Born in 2008
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Nandish V S, a 18-year-old Indian FIDE Master, is rated 2236 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2013 and 2293 over the past 2 years. 112 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 18, National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, and 39th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore. Also played 6 rapid (including Vojvodina Open Rapid 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2293 was reached at age 17 (Jul 2025).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 17) and CM in 2025 (age 17). Earned a IM norm at FIDE World Junior Open Chess Championship 2024. At junior level, he reached #18, #24, #31, #38, #17 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2236
Standard
Rpd2154·Blz2062
All-time high
2293
−57 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 17
Jul 2025 · age 17
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#34 · Indian players under 18 · of 1,313
Career timeline
18 entries2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Sep 2025
18th Indian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2293
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2293
at age 17 · −57 from today
Jul 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
May 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
May 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
31st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennaiperf 2335 (+134) · 5.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
-57
2293 → 2236
Tournaments
11
103 games
Score
60.5/ 10358.7%
47W27D29L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCarlomagno OblitasIM2,379·31st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R6·+29.4
2.[W]vsEvgeniy PodolchenkoGM2,321·31st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R1·+26.6
3.[W]vsSamyak DharewaFM2,308·39th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore·R6·+24.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #5 | 2034 | -57.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 9.5/11 | #1 | 2355 | +61.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 2252 | +22.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #6 | 2219 | +7.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2335 | +37.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #156 | 2041 | -86.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #130 | 2251 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #27 | 2298 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/9 | #55 | 2145 | -30.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsS. Krishnan RamFM
🇮🇳IND·2046
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRohith SFM
🇮🇳IND·2300
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJaidambareesh N RFM
🇮🇳IND·2363
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAakash GFM
🇮🇳IND·2312
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsSarveshwaran VCM
🇮🇳IND·2256
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
India
#272
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,098
in continent
World
#6,402
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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